Xbox One

[Stevo985]

If you have a Kinect then Bill Gates can watch you masturbate. 

That's odd.

 

He didn't have one with him last week when he came to watch me masturbate.

[lapal_fan]

 

If you have a Kinect then Bill Gates can watch you masturbate. 

That's odd.

 

He didn't have one with him last week when he came to watch me masturbate.

 

 

[Nath182]

 

Think I'm finally getting one next weekend with a Destiny pre order. Anybody know of any decent offers around right now? 350 with Destiny is the cheapest I've seen

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361020037593

 

£320 there....No kinect tho. 

 

 

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-one-destiny-319-00-with-code-tesco-direct-1990165

Here too. You'll get Clubcard points too if you have one. I'm getting one in a couple of weeks when a decent Fifa bundle comes out.

[kurtsimonw]

 

 

Think I'm finally getting one next weekend with a Destiny pre order. Anybody know of any decent offers around right now? 350 with Destiny is the cheapest I've seen

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361020037593

 

£320 there....No kinect tho. 

 

Thanks! I'm alright with no kinect for now, I can buy it later regardless.

 

Actually surprised at how well the Kinect has done. Not really heard a bad word about it since all the shit it was getting pre-launch

 

Kinect is useful, but not exactly groundbreaking. I'd rather have it than not, but if you can get a good deal without then I'd go for it.

[NurembergVillan]

 

 

If you have a Kinect then Bill Gates can watch you masturbate. 

That's odd.

 

He didn't have one with him last week when he came to watch me masturbate.

 

 

 

 

His helmet fell off?!

[The_Rev]

He should probably see a doctor about that. 

[troon_villan]

Almost burst out laughing on the train Rev!!

[phily85]

Game doing a kinectless Xbox one destiny and halo collection for £350 online if ordered before 15th September.

I wanted the kinect but they are going on eBay for around £50, it works out cheaper than buying the kinect version and destiny at game (that's £420) (sorry Donnie)

[PieFacE]

Game doing a kinectless Xbox one destiny and halo collection for £350 online if ordered before 15th September.

I wanted the kinect but they are going on eBay for around £50, it works out cheaper than buying the kinect version and destiny at game (that's £420) (sorry Donnie)

As Sam posted earlier in the thread, you can get a Kinect from CEX for £20. I had one from there and it works fine!

[phily85]

Ordered it got the kinect for £37.50 inc delivery from CEX cheers guys happy with the deal especially as the halo collection was one of the games I really wanted

[PieFacE]

Ordered it got the kinect for £37.50 inc delivery from CEX cheers guys happy with the deal especially as the halo collection was one of the games I really wanted

Oh they must have gone up a bit. A few months back they were £20

 

Halo Collection is going to be good! 

[phily85]

Ordered it got the kinect for £37.50 inc delivery from CEX cheers guys happy with the deal especially as the halo collection was one of the games I really wanted

Oh they must have gone up a bit. A few months back they were £20

Halo Collection is going to be good!

Yeah still good price i thought.

a friend was telling me earlier that he heared they was going to be close to £100 when officially sold on its own , if that's true not only do I think its too high but lt would explain why the price of used models has increased

I only played halo 1 and 2 and loved them I'm assuming online co-op will be a feature which should be fun

[PieFacE]

 

 

Ordered it got the kinect for £37.50 inc delivery from CEX cheers guys happy with the deal especially as the halo collection was one of the games I really wanted

Oh they must have gone up a bit. A few months back they were £20

Halo Collection is going to be good!

Yeah still good price i thought.

a friend was telling me earlier that he heared they was going to be close to £100 when officially sold on its own , if that's true not only do I think its too high but lt would explain why the price of used models has increased

I only played halo 1 and 2 and loved them I'm assuming online co-op will be a feature which should be fun

 

Yeah I think it's an expensive bit of kit for Microsoft to make to be honest. The tech in them is pretty good, the problem is that Microsoft just isn't supporting it with any games, because there's little demand for them. They would have been better off putting the Kinect money into a faster gaming machine, and having something similar to the Kinect360 packaged with the One for voice control. Hindsight is a wonderful thing I guess, if Microsoft make another console after this one (which I doubt tbh) then they wont be making the same mistake again that's for sure.

[The_Rev]

That's what they get for trying to make it into a TV box which also happened to play games. 

[PieFacE]

That's what they get for trying to make it into a TV box which also happened to play games. 

I think some of the ideas they had were great, I really like the TV integration and all that... their mistake was making it the main focus of the box. Should have been a games console which was compatible with your Sky box (or whatever you use).

 

Surely they must have done a lot of market research when designing the box, it's quite amazing that they got it so so wrong. 

[Davkaus]

 

That's what they get for trying to make it into a TV box which also happened to play games. 

I think some of the ideas they had were great, I really like the TV integration and all that... their mistake was making it the main focus of the box. Should have been a games console which was compatible with your Sky box (or whatever you use).

 

Surely they must have done a lot of market research when designing the box, it's quite amazing that they got it so so wrong. 

 

 

 

It probably got the thumbs up from the same focus group that loved Windows 8. 

[Rino8]

 

 

 

Ordered it got the kinect for £37.50 inc delivery from CEX cheers guys happy with the deal especially as the halo collection was one of the games I really wanted

Oh they must have gone up a bit. A few months back they were £20

Halo Collection is going to be good!

Yeah still good price i thought.

a friend was telling me earlier that he heared they was going to be close to £100 when officially sold on its own , if that's true not only do I think its too high but lt would explain why the price of used models has increased

I only played halo 1 and 2 and loved them I'm assuming online co-op will be a feature which should be fun

 

Yeah I think it's an expensive bit of kit for Microsoft to make to be honest. The tech in them is pretty good, the problem is that Microsoft just isn't supporting it with any games, because there's little demand for them. They would have been better off putting the Kinect money into a faster gaming machine, and having something similar to the Kinect360 packaged with the One for voice control. Hindsight is a wonderful thing I guess, if Microsoft make another console after this one (which I doubt tbh) then they wont be making the same mistake again that's for sure.

Why doubt it? I think it's a little early to write the Xbox off, the PS3 had a fairly terrible 2-3 years from launch.

Edited September 7, 2014 by Rino8

[PieFacE]

 

 

 

 

Ordered it got the kinect for £37.50 inc delivery from CEX cheers guys happy with the deal especially as the halo collection was one of the games I really wanted

Oh they must have gone up a bit. A few months back they were £20

Halo Collection is going to be good!

Yeah still good price i thought.

a friend was telling me earlier that he heared they was going to be close to £100 when officially sold on its own , if that's true not only do I think its too high but lt would explain why the price of used models has increased

I only played halo 1 and 2 and loved them I'm assuming online co-op will be a feature which should be fun

 

Yeah I think it's an expensive bit of kit for Microsoft to make to be honest. The tech in them is pretty good, the problem is that Microsoft just isn't supporting it with any games, because there's little demand for them. They would have been better off putting the Kinect money into a faster gaming machine, and having something similar to the Kinect360 packaged with the One for voice control. Hindsight is a wonderful thing I guess, if Microsoft make another console after this one (which I doubt tbh) then they wont be making the same mistake again that's for sure.

Why doubt it? I think it's a little early to write the Xbox off, the PS3 had a fairly terrible 2-3 years from launch.

 

I dunno really, I just have a feeling Microsoft will move away from console gaming. Wouldn't surprise me if they sold the "Xbox" brand to another company.

[The_Rev]

 Nadella seems to have changed his mind about that.  It looked like he wanted to sell up when he got the CEO job at Microsoft but in the past couple of months it seems he has gone on the record in saying he is fully committed to Xbox. 

[PieFacE]

October Update. Looking great. DLNA Media Support too!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rC7gUspzS9o

 

o Snap Updates – We’ve updated the Snap Center to include quick access to many of the things our fans wanted faster access to when playing a game – Friends, Messages, Game DVR, clock, and battery indicator – as well as making it easier to close and open new snap apps when playing a game. A double tap of the Xbox button on your controller will bring up a menu that allows you to open a new app in snap mode, close the current snapped app, or switch focus between your game and your running snapped app. Additionally, two apps have been optimized for Snap mode:

Friends Snap App – Access your friends list without leaving the game. Quickly check your friends list to see who’s online right now and take actions like send message, invite or join.
Messages Snap App – You’ll be able to open, read and respond to messages in Snap mode, and messages will now be displayed in a threaded conversation view.
o Achievements App – Updated to enable sharing of achievements you’ve unlocked with captions, see a list of friends who have unlocked specific achievements, and an updated achievements Snap landing page that that shows Achievements on recently played games, when a user is not actively playing a game.

o Friends section – The new Friends section enables you to see at a glance what’s going on with your friends. You can stay up-to-date with their current activities, the most popular games your friends are playing, and a Gamerscore leaderboard to see who has improved their Gamerscore over the last 30 days. The new Friends section has been available for select preview members for a few weeks and now we’re bringing it to everyone in the program, with plans to roll out this feature for all Xbox One owners with the October system update.

o New SmartGlass features – You can now see a list of your top games in your profile. You can also see a list of your friend’s most popular games in the Friend’s section of SmartGlass.

Improvements for TV and video

o Media Player DLNA and MKV support – Members of the preview program who have also downloaded the latest version of the Media Player app will now have support for DLNA streaming. With this update, you will be able to easily access and play music, watch photo slideshows or movies stored on home media servers and devices that support the DLNA server protocols. Additionally, you will now be able to playback MKV files stored on a USB device or a device on your home network that supports DLNA streaming.

o Live TV Trending – Within the next week, you will be able to see what Live TV is trending based on your country and OneGuide settings. A new tab will be available in OneGuide that displays the top 10 most watched TV shows, with the list filtered down to the shows that are currently available to you based on your OneGuide settings. You will be able to tune to a specific show by pressing the A button. The Live TV Trending list will be updated approximately every minute, so you can easily discover shows that are popular with other viewers. This feature will initially be made available to preview users in the U.S., Canada and the UK.

o Xbox One Digital TV Tuner – Previously announced in August, this new accessory will be available for purchase in UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain on October 21. This USB-attached TV Tuner will enable users to watch TV on Xbox One, and pause Live TV for up to 30 minutes. There are a limited number of preview participants in this program due to hardware requirements needed for testing.

Stream TV to SmartGlass – If you have an Xbox One Digital TV Tuner, you will be able to stream TV across your home network to your smartphone or tablet using the Xbox SmartGlass app. You can also pause, play, rewind and change channels, without interrupting gameplay.
o Live TV MiniGuide – For markets where OneGuide is available, a new MiniGuide on the bottom of the screen will display details about the TV content that is currently playing. You can quickly change channels, see what’s on other channels, and tune to the previous channel or other recent channels.

o OneGuide in 12 new countries – Live TV listings and schedules will be made available to preview members on Xbox One and SmartGlass for Belgium, Chile, Columbia, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia in the next few days.

o Internet TV Apps – Apps with live TV channels can now include their TV listings within OneGuide. In addition, other Xbox TV features such as channel changing using speech and Miniguide will work with these apps. These features are enabled automatically the first time you sign into a supported app. The first app to support this feature in preview will be Zattoo, a TV provider available in several European markets. We will be sharing more details soon with members of the public preview.

o Universal Remote Control in SmartGlass – If you are in one of those 12 countries, you will also be able use your mobile device to control your Xbox, TV, and/or Cable/Satellite box.

Other user requested features

o Updated Devices & Accessories page – To access the new page, go inside Settings, where you can Find, Assign, and Update Xbox One accessories. You can now more easily “assign” accessories to specific users, such as assigning a headset to a specific gamer.

o Firmware updates – You can update the firmware for an individual device. And, you can also more easily find (or identify) a controller by making it vibrate.

o Hide Games & Apps on your console – You can now hide items in the “Ready to install” list under My Games & Apps. This is a per-console setting and items will reappear in the list if they are installed again from the Xbox Store. To access the shortcut to temporarily show “hidden” items, press X while holding down both triggers and it will show all hidden items until you exit My Games & Apps.

These new features and updates are rolling out to all Xbox One preview program members starting today. We are looking forward to bringing Xbox One to new markets this month, and can’t wait to hear from fans in those markets who get to pick up and play Xbox One for the first time. Plus, these new features will be available in all of our new markets for Xbox One owners who join the preview program.